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...again--specifically the meaning of that cryptic title. The Fifth Business refers to that all important character in a dramatic form that causes all the action to spiral out of control--without realizing it. Thus, you have the four "businesses"--the protagonist (Clinton), the antagonist (Starr), the love interest (Monica) and the figure presiding over the resolution (Hillary). And then you have the "fifth business"; in the Clinton scandal, it would be the secretary who unwittingly gave Monica Lewinsky that first file to deliver to a horny Bill. Look back at a past incident in your life. Or your favorite...
About early retirement, Monica seems slightly skeptical. "Time will tell. Serena and Venus are only at the beginning of their careers. But I agree with that, that tennis is not real world. It's such a different life. But you know, then again, what is real world...
...that's what I find so fascinating about Monica Seles. She idolizes Mother Theresa and Mandela because they've put so much of themselves into their lives and because "nobody like them exists anymore." When Monica puts down the racket, we'll understand why her comment is so ironic. In the world of tennis, she is our ambassador of reality...
...like her heroes, Monica was born with a passion. She risked everything for tennis. Unlike Hingis and Williams, who were basically raised to be "champions" (and in the case of the Williamses, cash cows), Monica loves the game like no other. She doesn't hesitate in saying that she enjoys practice more than competition (she hates the idea that one person "has to lose...
...series of devastating events tried to wrest her away from the game she loved so much, Monica fought back. And she has triumphed. The happy ending has already been written...